HyperDic: ecclesiastical_law

English > 1 sense of the expression ecclesiastical law:
NOUNgroupecclesiastical law, canon lawthe body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
English > ecclesiastical law: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church.
Synonymcanon law
Category ofdiriment impediment(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)
Broaderlaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Spanishderecho canónico
Catalandret canònic

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